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Dome of the rock and wailing wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Christopher Hitchens poses during a portrait session on May 22, 2010 in Australia. (John Donegan/Getty Images)

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Fascist Down

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Feb 22, 2016

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4 Min Read

Then-Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Russia's president Vladimir Putin give a press conference in Istanbul on December 3, 2012. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images)

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Russia Wields the Kurdish Weapon

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 16, 2016

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6 Min Read

Damaged icons inside the church of the monastery of Saint Takla in the ancient Christian town of Maalula, May 14, 2014. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fearing the "G" Word, the State Department Turns Its Back on Middle Eastern Christians

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Feb 16, 2016

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8 Min Read

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From Israel, with Love

Lela Gilbert

Adjunct Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Lela Gilbert

Feb 12, 2016

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7 Min Read

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad (L) during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 20, 2015. (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)

Commentary

Obama's Crumbling Syria Strategy

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Feb 11, 2016

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4 Min Read

The Tamar drilling natural gas production platform 25 kilometers West of the Ashkelon shore on March 28, 2013 in Israel. (Albatross via Getty Images)

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Will Israel's Natural-Gas Fields Ever Get Developed?

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Feb 8, 2016

Commentary

11 Min Read

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaking of Vermont at a town meeting at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, July 18, 2015. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

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Bernie's Adventures on a Stalinist Kibbutz

Ronald Radosh

Former Adjunct Fellow

Ronald Radosh

Feb 6, 2016

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5 Min Read

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Libya Winning Race for Site of Obama's Next War?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 5, 2016

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4 Min Read

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The ‘Washington Post’ Pulls Out of Iran, While the ‘New York Times’ Cashes In

Lee Smith

Former Senior Fellow

Lee Smith

Feb 5, 2016

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5 Min Read

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Assad Attacks as Talks Falter

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 4, 2016

Commentary

2 Min Read

A police officer inspects a vehicle after a bomb went off near Gulbahar Police Station in Peshawar, Pakistan, April 24, 2015. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have claimed responsibility for the attack. (Asianet-Pakistan / Barcroft Indi via Getty Images)

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The Role Pakistan Plays

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Feb 3, 2016

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4 Min Read

US Vice President Joe Biden (L) gestures next to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a meeting at Yildiz Mabeyn Palace on January 23, 2016 in Istanbul. (SEDAT SUNA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Turkey's Syria Problem